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also instalment
as in inaugural
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
attended the installment of the new university president
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Recent Examples of installment
While the company is officially a bank, it’s best known for letting shoppers pay for goods in four interest-free installments.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
After the show's latest live installment returned from commercial, Ripa and Consuelos focused on a surprise guest who had set up perch during the ad break.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Netflix plans to release the show in two installments of nine episodes each.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
This year’s installment marks the second time the distillery has worked with Maison Ferrand, the Cognac house led by Alexandre Gabriel.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
After the show's latest live installment returned from commercial, Ripa and Consuelos focused on a surprise guest who had set up perch during the ad break.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Netflix plans to release the show in two installments of nine episodes each.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
This year’s installment marks the second time the distillery has worked with Maison Ferrand, the Cognac house led by Alexandre Gabriel.
—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for installment
Noun
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From Clinton’s tenure as first lady of the state of Arkansas through her White House years, Kamran periodically dressed her for key events, including for Bill Clinton’s second gubernatorial inaugural.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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If fundraising is Global’s plan with its pair of inaugurals, leaving its A380 parked at JFK for four days between flights is an odd choice.—
Edward Russell,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps to make amends, Varadarajan said, Modi sent his foreign minister to Washington in January to angle for an invitation to the inauguration.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Installment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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